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Use of Colour and Lighting: The Shinning (1980)
We can see redisbeinguseda lotin thisscene,the
hallwaycarpethasred inthe middle of the
circular/hexagonpatternandalsothe doorsare
red.The colourredis a verystrongcolour and
catchesthe audience’sattention.
Redis the colourof fire andblood,therefore itis
associatedwithdangerandwar; therefore itwill
alertthe audience andmake themfocuson the
movie asit capturestheirattention.
Redis an emotionallyintensecolour, Itenhances
humanrespirationrate andraisesbloodpressure.
Use of brightcoloursto catch
audience’sattentionandkeep
theminterestedinthe movie.
The little boybeingrightinthe middle of the shotand
everythingelse aroundhimseemsquite faraway
makeshimstandout. Alsothe use of the bright
colourin the middle of the carpetcreatesdepthof
field.It’simportanttodothisas it will make the
audience feelasif theyare in the actual scene with
the characters and theyare experiencingthisfirst
hand,as theyget a sense of howfar andhow close
thingsactuallyare.
The colour blue onthe boy’scardiganstandsout
fromthe restof the image,asit isn’tsucha heavy
colourcomparedto the otherones.Redcreatesa
sense of seriousnessandfear.Howeverblue isoften
associated withdepthandstabilityitsymbolizes
peace,trustand confidence,therefore hasa
calmingeffectonthe audience andtheyfeel totrust
that character. Alsohelpscreate avanishingpoint.
High-keylighting,the corridoriswell lit
allowingthe audience tosee exactlywhat’s
goingon.We can also see thathe is alone
creatingan enigmaforwhysuch a youngboy
isalone ina corridorcreatingsuspense and
makingthe audience feelasif though
somethingisabouttohappen.

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The shining colour analysis

  • 1. Use of Colour and Lighting: The Shinning (1980) We can see redisbeinguseda lotin thisscene,the hallwaycarpethasred inthe middle of the circular/hexagonpatternandalsothe doorsare red.The colourredis a verystrongcolour and catchesthe audience’sattention. Redis the colourof fire andblood,therefore itis associatedwithdangerandwar; therefore itwill alertthe audience andmake themfocuson the movie asit capturestheirattention. Redis an emotionallyintensecolour, Itenhances humanrespirationrate andraisesbloodpressure. Use of brightcoloursto catch audience’sattentionandkeep theminterestedinthe movie. The little boybeingrightinthe middle of the shotand everythingelse aroundhimseemsquite faraway makeshimstandout. Alsothe use of the bright colourin the middle of the carpetcreatesdepthof field.It’simportanttodothisas it will make the audience feelasif theyare in the actual scene with the characters and theyare experiencingthisfirst hand,as theyget a sense of howfar andhow close thingsactuallyare. The colour blue onthe boy’scardiganstandsout fromthe restof the image,asit isn’tsucha heavy colourcomparedto the otherones.Redcreatesa sense of seriousnessandfear.Howeverblue isoften associated withdepthandstabilityitsymbolizes peace,trustand confidence,therefore hasa calmingeffectonthe audience andtheyfeel totrust that character. Alsohelpscreate avanishingpoint. High-keylighting,the corridoriswell lit allowingthe audience tosee exactlywhat’s goingon.We can also see thathe is alone creatingan enigmaforwhysuch a youngboy isalone ina corridorcreatingsuspense and makingthe audience feelasif though somethingisabouttohappen.